Barbara Basbanes Richter
Children around the globe are no doubt rejoicing that Halloween falls on a Friday this year, giving them ample time to indulge in sugar-coated treats.
A fit of despair over her troubled marriage to fellow poet Ted Hughes led
Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) is being fêted in his homeland and abroad on the eve of what would be his 100th birthday.
Poe fans have much to celebrate - there was last Sunday's statue dedication in Boston,
Lauded as the Hans Christian Andersen of our time,
Today's theatergoers and readers like their witches misunderstood and maligned, with an underlying desire to do good.
On Thursday, in dramatic fashion, Scots turned out in record numbers to vote on a referendum to decide whether or not Scotland should remain part of
The music and the myth of Ludwig van Beethoven have enjoyed unending popularity over the past two centuries.
